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Smartphones and tablets are becoming more and more influential in our lives today. Besides communication purposes, we use them to perform sensitive daily tasks like internet banking and shopping online.
At the same time, the security of mobile devices has also emerged a greater concern as they can be more easily targeted to spread malware files than computers and laptops.
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The Internet has become an integral part of our lives today. Most of us rely on the internet today to perform different tasks such as conducting business meetings, connecting with friends and doing shopping online.
However, unfortunately, some malicious individuals and groups use this facility to target ordinary people to get access to their personal information that they use to...

Cybersecurity positions in more than half of organizations are empty, according to a new survey.
The Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) surveyed 2,366 IT professionals for “State of Cybersecurity Report 2018” and found 59 percent of them said that their organizations have unfilled positions in information security.
54 of the respondents said that it take 90 days on average...

Israel secured the second-largest number of cybersecurity deals worldwide from 2013-17, according to a new report.
The report, compiled by New York data firm CB Insights, shows that with 7% cybersecurity global deal share, Israel was only behind the United States, which accounted for 69% of the pie.
United Kingdom was ranked third in the index with 6% global deal share...

The New Zealand government has decided to refresh its three-year-old Cyber Security Strategy and Action Plan in the backdrop of growing cyber attacks in the country.
The proposed plan has been penned by Clare Curran, country’s minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister.
The cyber attacks in New Zealand have significently increased over the last few years, and more than...

Thales, a global leader in information systems, cybersecurity and data security, has announced to set up a cybersecurity hub in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which will help the public and private sector organizations in the Middle East protect themselves from growing cyber threats.
According to ITP.net, Dubai Cyber Hub will be aimed at providing more robust cyber security protocols...

Africa lost $3.5 billion (Sh350 billion) to cyber-crimes last year, according to 2017 Africa Cyber Security Report by Serianu Limited.
Nigeria lead in the loses in the continent with $650.5 million (Sh65.5 billion), followed by Kenya with $210.2 million (Sh21.2 billion).
Fake news, insider threat, ransomware, pyramid schemes and cyberbullying were the top cybersecurity threats last year, said the report, which...

Omni MedSci today filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc in a U.S court for infringing on its patented technology with Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor, according to reports.
In the five -count lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of Texas, the Michigan-based startup has accused the iPhone maker of willfully infringing on its patents and sought an injunction against the...

The Australian government on Thursday opened a Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) in Perth, aimed at building cybersecurity skills, increasing research capability in the industry.
The government had pledged $50 million for CRC in September last year, and a further AU$90 million were raised by Western Australia state government and nearly two dozen industry, research and university partners.
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Spanish Police and European Union law enforcement agency Europol on Wednesday arrested a cybercrime gang comprising Russians and Ukrainians that allegedly stole over one billion euros from financial institutions across the world during the last five years.
The alleged mastermind of the gang, a Ukranian identified as Denis K, was nabbed from Alicante, a coastal city located 350 kilometres capital...